/ˈbʌb(ə)l/
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noun: bubble; plural noun: bubbles; noun: bubble shell;
1.
a thin sphere of liquid enclosing air or another gas.
"we'd shake up a piece of soap in a tin of warm water and blow bubbles"
an air- or gas-filled spherical cavity in a liquid or a solidified liquid such as glass.
"the white foamy part of a broken wave is largely made up of air bubbles"
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globule
bead
blister
drop
air cavity
air pocket
2.
used to refer to a good or fortunate situation that is isolated from reality or unlikely to last.
"we both lived in a bubble, the kind provided by occupying a privileged pied-à-terre in Greenwich Village"
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illusion
delusion
fantasy
dream
pipe dream
daydream
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